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Curbside Classics Archives
Auto-Biography Archive
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![The EXBRO route this year includes some steep, rocky sections? I’m on it; or more accurately, the Tracker is on it. If it can make it up this rough and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_9035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "EXBRO6 Update: The Tracker Is Ready To Make Some New (Steep) Tracks")
EXBRO6 Update: The Tracker Is Ready To Make Some New (Steep) Tracks
Posted on June 10, 2022 | 12 CommentsThe EXBRO route this year includes some steep, rocky sections? I’m on it; or more accurately, the Tracker is on it. If it can make it up this rough and […] -
![(first posted 6/26/2016) Some time around 1955 as the campaign for country-wide construction of prefab concrete apartment blocks (‘Khruschev barracks’ as they became known ) picked up pace, the government […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Khruscheba_resize.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Back To The USSR – Part II, A Few Words On Parking And Garage Collectives")
Back To The USSR – Part II, A Few Words On Parking And Garage Collectives
Posted on May 31, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 6/26/2016) Some time around 1955 as the campaign for country-wide construction of prefab concrete apartment blocks (‘Khruschev barracks’ as they became known ) picked up pace, the government […] -
![I was cruising Craigslist, and I found this nice 1957 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special for sale. As I went through the seller’s many pictures, I saw something that really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-10-at-19-37-39-1967-Cadillac-Series-60-cars-trucks-by-owner-vehicle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: Finding Othmar H. Ammann’s 1957 Cadillac, 65 Years Later")
CC For Sale: Finding Othmar H. Ammann’s 1957 Cadillac, 65 Years Later
Posted on May 13, 2022 | 52 CommentsI was cruising Craigslist, and I found this nice 1957 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special for sale. As I went through the seller’s many pictures, I saw something that really […] -
![Remember this time last year, when I started modifying my xB to make it compatible for EXBRO5, our Nevada Overlanding trip? I lifted its suspension, cut away the low-hanging bodywork, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_8883.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 2003 Chevrolet Tracker – My New $2500 EXBRO6-Compatible Genuine Four-Wheeler")
Auto-Biography: 2003 Chevrolet Tracker – My New $2500 EXBRO6-Compatible Genuine Four-Wheeler
Posted on May 6, 2022 | 51 CommentsRemember this time last year, when I started modifying my xB to make it compatible for EXBRO5, our Nevada Overlanding trip? I lifted its suspension, cut away the low-hanging bodywork, […] -
![It was mid-morning that school day when Mr. Machuca called us by name, both me and my partner in-not-quite-crimes, George. Lucky us, we had been selected for a special mission. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220129_131800955_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Opel Kadett (B) – The First Repair")
Curbside Classic: Opel Kadett (B) – The First Repair
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 6 CommentsIt was mid-morning that school day when Mr. Machuca called us by name, both me and my partner in-not-quite-crimes, George. Lucky us, we had been selected for a special mission. […] -
![(first posted 10/21/2013) My neighbor Bob asked me if I wanted to buy a 1967 Buick Gran Sport. He had a friend in upstate New York who had been planning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4rr56.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Platt du Jour: Rust-Bucket Heaven")
Platt du Jour: Rust-Bucket Heaven
Posted on April 17, 2022 | 22 Comments(first posted 10/21/2013) My neighbor Bob asked me if I wanted to buy a 1967 Buick Gran Sport. He had a friend in upstate New York who had been planning […] -
Auto-Biography Outtake: Help! Stephanie Kicked Me Out. I’m Living On The Street. The xBox Is Broken Down. Send Money!
Posted on April 12, 2022 | 13 Comments -
![(first posted 10/8-2013) “About those car deliveries that you do,” my friend Tom said. “How would you like to take me and Marilyn with you on the next one?” His […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jhbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Platt du Jour: Two Poets, One Chevelle")
Platt du Jour: Two Poets, One Chevelle
Posted on April 10, 2022 | 21 Comments(first posted 10/8-2013) “About those car deliveries that you do,” my friend Tom said. “How would you like to take me and Marilyn with you on the next one?” His […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2016) Those of you who have been around for a while will be familiar with the “Not-Niedermeyers”, that perfect all-American family that endlessly indulged their only beloved child […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kjmnb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Not-Niedermeyers Outtake: Dad Shows Son Paul How To Tune His Gas-Powered Miniature Racing Car")
The Not-Niedermeyers Outtake: Dad Shows Son Paul How To Tune His Gas-Powered Miniature Racing Car
Posted on April 6, 2022 | 39 Comments(first posted 4/6/2016) Those of you who have been around for a while will be familiar with the “Not-Niedermeyers”, that perfect all-American family that endlessly indulged their only beloved child […] -
![(first posted 10/14/2013) Los Angeles, 1971. I was long-haired, feckless, aimless, jobless, and ready to deliver another car from coast to coast for AAACon, the Driveaway agency. I had about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/platt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Platt de Jour: Blowout? – No Worries")
Platt de Jour: Blowout? – No Worries
Posted on April 1, 2022 | 77 Comments(first posted 10/14/2013) Los Angeles, 1971. I was long-haired, feckless, aimless, jobless, and ready to deliver another car from coast to coast for AAACon, the Driveaway agency. I had about […] -
POAL: Tales of Sales of Parts to Parts Unknown
Posted on February 12, 2022 | 56 CommentsNo matter the definition of “old” and “car”, an old-car hobbyist spends a lot of time, attention, and money on auto parts. -
![(disclaimer: non-automotive personal content ahead) I’ve been spending quite a bit of time at our Port Orford property since we bought it in September. Some of you have suggested […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_8401.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Port Orford Journal Part 2: Ten Days Of Work, Hikes, And Superlative Views")
Port Orford Journal Part 2: Ten Days Of Work, Hikes, And Superlative Views
Posted on January 22, 2022 | 33 Comments(disclaimer: non-automotive personal content ahead) I’ve been spending quite a bit of time at our Port Orford property since we bought it in September. Some of you have suggested […] -
![So far, EXBRO5 was mostly about driving, scenery, camping and historical/cultural sites. Given our proclivities, finding some old cars well preserved in the dry Nevada air would certainly have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20210624_1650341.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Nevada Overland Trip (EXBRO5), Day 5 – Junk Yard Pay Dirt")
Nevada Overland Trip (EXBRO5), Day 5 – Junk Yard Pay Dirt
Posted on December 9, 2021 | 33 CommentsSo far, EXBRO5 was mostly about driving, scenery, camping and historical/cultural sites. Given our proclivities, finding some old cars well preserved in the dry Nevada air would certainly have been […] -
![I’ve written a little in the COALs I did a while back about my Dad owning a repossession agency, and while digging through my old photos recently I stumbled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/delorean_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "How I Came To Drive A Delorean And Other Exotics At Age 14: I Was A Lot Boy In My Father’s Repo Business")
How I Came To Drive A Delorean And Other Exotics At Age 14: I Was A Lot Boy In My Father’s Repo Business
Posted on November 21, 2021 | 27 CommentsI’ve written a little in the COALs I did a while back about my Dad owning a repossession agency, and while digging through my old photos recently I stumbled […] -
![I was pretty bummed out about the transmission I bought from Turner’s Auto Wrecking having a bad bearing. I parked it out back and just ignored it. The property we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Transm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: The F100’s Transmission Is As Good As New Again")
Auto-Biography: The F100’s Transmission Is As Good As New Again
Posted on November 20, 2021 | 31 CommentsI was pretty bummed out about the transmission I bought from Turner’s Auto Wrecking having a bad bearing. I parked it out back and just ignored it. The property we […]
